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2021-22 Track and Field Roster

Nerea Quirós

  • Position Sprints
  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Colegio San Gabriel
  • Hometown Madrid, Spain

Biography

Season and Career Results
Academic Honors
6x AD Honor Roll - Spring 2022, Fall/Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2018, Fall 2017
4x Academic All-Conference - 2022, 2021, 2020, 2018
2022: Indoor – Competed in six meets…Placed fourth in the long jump at the Herm Wilson Invitational…Jumped a season-best 5.36m/17’7” in the long jump to place 25th at the AAC Indoor Championships. Outdoor – Competed in seven meets…Won the 100 meters at the Shocker Open and placed second in the long jump…Jumped a season-best 5.64m/18’6” in the long jump at the Friends Spring Open to place third…Finished 22nd in the 100 meters and 28th in the long jump at the AAC Outdoor Championships.

2021: Indoor – Competed in five meets … Had four top-three finishes at the Shocker Prelude … Had four top-10 finishes at the Shocker Invitational … Jumped 5.00m/16-5 in the long jump at the Division I Challenge for a season best … Ran a season-best time of 9.20 in the 60-meter hurdles at the Shocker Invitational. Outdoor – Competed at six meets … Competed in the 100-meter hurdles and the long jump at the AAC Championships … Totaled seven top-10 finishes … Was the runner-up in the long jump at the KT Woodman Classic and the Shocker Open … Jumped her season best in the long jump at the Shocker Open with a mark of 5.77m/18-11.25 … Ran a season-best time of 14.91 in the 100-meter hurdles at the Rock Chalk Classic.

2020: Indoor - Competed at four meets for Wichita State … Won the prelims of the 60-meter hurdles at the Shocker Prelude … Also finished fifth in the long jump at the Shocker Prelude in her lone long jump contest … Competed in the 200 meters and the prelims of the 60-meter hurdles at the Air Force Team Challenge and the Gorilla Classic … Ran a season-best time of 26.39 in the 200 meters at the Arkansas Qualifier … Also competed in the 60 meters’ prelims and 60-meter hurdles’ prelims at the Arkansas Qualifier. Outdoor - 2020 season canceled.

2019: Indoor - Opened the season on Jan. 12 at the Hawkeye Invitational finishing 17th in the long jump with a leap of 4.72m/15-6...Ran a personal best 60m hurdles time of 9.15 in the preliminary round at the Air Force Invitational finishing 12th...Competed in the 200m (26.68), 60m hurdles (9.49) and long jump (4.99m/16-4.5) at the Fourth Annual Gorilla Classic...Recorded a personal best long jump mark of 5.13m/16-10 at the Arkansas Qualifier on Feb. 15. Outdoor - Set personal bests in three of the five meets entered...Made her 2019 outdoor debut at the Herm Wilson Invitational placing third as a member of the 4x100m finishing in 47.78, eight in the 200m (26.31) and 16th in long jump (5.01m/16-5.25)...Ran a personal best 100m hurdles time of 16.44 at the Texas State Bobcat Invitational...Clocked a personal best 100m dash time of 12.55 at the K.T. Woodman Classic...Recorded two second place finishes at the Shocker open in the 100m (12.52) and 200m (25.89).

2018: Indoor - Redshirted. Outdoor - Redshirted and competed unattached...Finished fifth in the 200m (26.81) and sixth in the 100m (13.06) at the Shocker Open.

High School: Participated in track and field…Became the school world champion in long jump…Won bronze school world championship in 100m hurdles…Became the champion of Spain in the 100m hurdles…Was also recruited by Central Missouri and Northern Michigan...Personal bests – 7.77 in the 60m, 25.06 in the 200m, 14.34 in the 100m hurdles, and 18-10 in the long jump.
 
Personal: Daughter of Marisa Quirós and Miguel Garcia…Majoring in international studies with an emphasis in marketing.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    Sprints
  • 2018-19Redshirt Freshman

    Sprints
  • 2019-20Redshirt Sophomore

    Sprints
  • 2020-21Redshirt Junior

    Sprints
  • 2021-22Junior

    Sprints